What are your favourite games to relive your nostalgia on what emulator? I used to play the hell out of Monkeyball on gamecube so I enjoy using Dolphin for that or Mario Sunshine.

Emulation has given me a wide backlog of great titles to play in the midst of “AAA” sludge.

What’s your impression on emulation? What is your favourite thing about it?

Cheers!

  • Fake4000@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I’m a fan of RPG games so I tend to emulate these games on my phone

    • Pokémon games from all Gameboys

    • Zelda games from Gameboy and SNES

    • Pretty much all final fantasy games

    • Suikoden 1 to 5

    • Mario RPG games

    • Shadow hearts games from the ps2

    • Dragon quest games

    • Personal games up until persona 4

    • Other games suck as Chroni Cross and Trigger, Hrxyz Force, Mother, Lufias, Tales games

    All these games can be played with the touchscreen really.

  • rImITywR@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Ship of Harkinian is not technically emulation, but a full port of Ocarina of Time. And is totally awesome. It has tons of quality of life improvements and enhancements. It also has a built in randomizer so it has infinite replayability.

    • Purplexingg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Is there somewhere to read what those changes are? Their home page just says some general stuff. I play a lot of alttp randomizer but oot always spooked me because it’s such a bigger game.

      • cafuneandchill@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Tried looking for a full feature list, couldn’t find any. Makes sense, tho, because it would probably be massive.

        I’ve tried SoH before, and my favourite features are 60 FPS gameplay and gyro aiming. It also has a bunch of enhancements like time savers (faster test speed, “Better Owl”, time travel using the Song of Time, etc.), alternate assets (= mod support!), bunch of fixes and cut gameplay restoration. If you stream, it also has Crowd Control support. It even has a co-op mode now lol. As for the randomizer stuff, it has an item and check tracker, and a lot of settings for it.

        I recommend you just check it out yourself or, alternatively, watch some video on YT that goes more in-depth on the features

  • bionicjoey@lemmy.caEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Pokémon OFC

    SSX 3 on GameCube

    Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced on GBA

    Megaman Battle Network on GBA

  • Secret300@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Not really emulation but my vita and 3ds are still so fun to this day. Both consoles, especially the vita, had so much more potential

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    It was never released where I live, but I love using Duckstation (psx/1) to play Vib-Ribbon since I don’t have a modded ps1/2.

    I absolutely love emulation. It’s a great way for anyone to play their favorite retro games or titles they’ve never played without shilling out hundreds if not thousands because of resellers that probably live in their mom’s basement and weigh 6000 pounds.

  • YuzuDrink@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    I’ve been replaying Dragon Quest 8 (PS2) on my Steam Deck, and it just fills me with joy. Except for the absolutely bonkers choices they hardcoded for buttons and camera movement. Ah, good times.

  • Ashtear@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I love the mods and graphical upgrades. For example, the “FFT Complete” hack on PSX is still my preferred way to play Final Fantasy Tactics, and I can get a buttery-smooth 60fps on Link’s Awakening (2019).

    Lately I’ve also been dabbling into CRT filters with mixed success. Every now and then I’ll get the nostalgia buzz, but a lot of the time I feel like I’m just looking at a game with visible scanlines. I’ve heard it’s better on 4K displays though, and I don’t have regular access to one.

  • mamg22@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’ve been playing Drill Dozer (GBA) on my phone via Lemuroid. I looked into it after reading it was made by Game Freak and thinking “Hold on, they make non-Pokemon games?”. Finished the main story line today, will try to 100% it now. A very fun game with some interesting mechanics, good story and art style. Playing it on a phone can be challenging at times, since the game relies heavily on L/R triggers, but a good grip/finger position or laying the phone on a table sometimes helps a lot.

    Other than that, I have been playing some old NES games from my childhood, and a few others I’ve missed out. Recently played Bomberman, MegaMan and Mike Tyson’s punch out.

  • datavoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’ve played Final Fantasy Tactics a lot over the years, I like the PS1 version but the true nostalgia for me is the GBA version.

    I’ve also been loving the exodos / win3x projects, DOS games were my childhood 🙂

  • Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Squarez Deluxe.

    License was changed to Freeware and it’s one of my all time favorite DOS games.

  • jecht360@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Legend of Legaia on PS1

    Final Fantasy X on PS2

    LoZ Windwaker on GameCube

    Chrono Trigger on SNES

    Jet Set Radio on Dreamcast

    Skies of Arcadia Legends on GameCube

    Pokemon Heart Gold/SS on DS

    Final Fantasy III on DS

    I have a Steam deck, so I have used it for a lot of emulation. I’ve actually been playing on my phone lately. I bought a USB-C controller that holds my phone. Using Retroarch for most older stuff, but I have the following emulators installed separately:

    Aethersx2 for PS2

    Dolphin for GC/Wii

    Citra for 3DS

    Duckstation for PS1

    Vita3k for PS Vita

  • The Hobbyist@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    9 months ago
    • The whole Pokémon franchise on gameboy/GBC/GBA/DS…
    • Skullmonkeys on PS1
    • The Crash bandicoot trilogy on PS1
    • Abe’s Odysee on PS1

    If you want to play them on an android phone, lemuroid is a great plug and play emulator. If you want to play on a PC, retroarch works well, but I recommend to follow guides on their website to get started.